The story of Jundub ibn Ka'b Al-Azdi with the magician

24-3-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamu'alaykum Please can you state the book reference for the below action of a companion of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu’alayhiwasallam. “When the great Sahaabi Jundub ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) saw a practitioner of witchcraft playing with his head – making the people think that he was cutting off his head and putting it back – he approached him without him realizing and killed him, and said: “Now put your head back if you are telling the truth.” May Allah reward and give Ikhlaas in the efforts.Aameen JazakAllahukhayr Assalamu'alaykum

---

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

 

This story was reported by At-Tabaraani in “Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabeer”, and it was reported by Ad-Daaraqutni in his “Sunan” and also by Al-Bayhaqi in his “Sunan” on the authority of Abu ‘Uthmaan An-Nahdi : “A magician was playing games in front of Al-Waleed Ibn ‘Uqbah, and he used to take the sword and slaughter himself, and he repeats that without being harmed, then Jundub [Jundub ibn Ka'b Al-Azdi, may Allaah be pleased with him ] took the sword and cut his (the magician’s) head off, and then he recited the verse in which Allaah Says (what means): {So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?”}[Quran 21:3]

As regards the narration in which he said: “If he is truthful, let him bring himself back to life.”; it was reported by Al-Bayhaqi in “Dalaa’il an-Nubowwah” as stated by Ibn Hajar .

Allaah Knows best.